There is certain news of them starting from the 15th century. They boast as legendary founder Adinolfo, son of a sister of Desiderio, who took his surname from his own castle called Tre Palli, whose descendants governed
Lucca. The Sicilian founder would have been an Andrea Palli who passed to Sicily in 1067 or 1069, also taking the surname Lucchese to remember his homeland. Some Lucchese lived in
Sciacca,
Naro and
Palermo; a Luigi Antonio was created
prefect by
Frederick II, Duke of Swabia; a Giacomo, Baron of
Camastra, was senator of Palermo for several years; a Giuseppe was a juror of Naro. Giovanni,
Prince of Campofranco, was
praetor of Palermo. A Saverio was a juror of
Licata. Overall, the family owned a principality, that of
Campofranco, acquired by Fabrizio in 1625, four duchies, three marquisates, a county and over eighteen fiefs. The
Kingdom of Italy recognized the titles of count,
Prince of Campofranco and
Duke of Grazia.
Notable members , 3rd Duke of Grazia (1781-1856), Lieutenant General of the Kingdom from 1835 to 1837. •
Bernardo Lucchesi-Palli (1470–1526), built the chapel dedicated to the Madonna della Catena in the . •
Fabrizio Lucchesi-Palli, 1st Prince of Campofranco (1608–1631), married Eleonora del Campo; father of Francesca, who was forced into
monastic seclusion, annulled her profession with great public outcry to maintain the family patrimony and ensure a lineage. • Fabrizio Lucchesi-Palli (1663–1707), married Anna Avarna; father of Andrea and Giuseppe, Imperial General and Governor of
Brussels, who died in 1757. •
Andrea Lucchesi-Palli (1691–1768), son of Fabrizio;
Bishop of Agrigento. •
Antonio Lucchesi-Palli, 6th Prince of Campofranco (1716–1803), son of Emanuele; married Anna Maria Tomasi di
Lampedusa; he became 2nd
Duke of Grazia in 1729 following the death of his grand-uncle, Antonio Lucchesi-Palli (1664–1729). •
Emanuele Lucchesi-Palli (1735–1795), son of Antonio; married Maria Bianca
Filangieri (1756–1802) was the father of Antonio (1781–1856) and of Ferdinando (1784–1847), husband of opera singer
Adelaide Tosi. •
Antonio Lucchesi-Palli, 7th Prince of Campofranco (1781–1856), son of Emanuele;
Maggiordomo of King
Francis I of the Two Sicilies in 1825, Councilor of State in 1831, appointed by
Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies in 1832 as Minister of State, Lieutenant General of the Kingdom from 1835 to 1837; he commissioned the architect Emmanuele Palazzotto in 1835 to design the Campofranco Palace in Palermo; married Maria Francesca
Pignatelli. •
Ettore Lucchesi-Palli (1806–1864), son of Antonio; married
Princess Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (the eldest daughter of King
Francis I of the Two Sicilies). •
Adinolfo Lucchesi-Palli (1840–1911), son of Ettore; sports manager and diplomat; married Princess Lucrezia Nicoletta
dei duchi di Sasso-Ruffo
dei principi di Sant' Antimo, the older sister of the Prince
Ruffo, the head of Motta-Bagnara branch, in 1860. •
Pietro Lucchesi-Palli (1870–1939), son of Adinolfo; married Princess Beatrice of Bourbon-Parma in 1906 (a daughter of
Robert I, Duke of Parma and
Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies) • Ludovico Roberto Lucchesi-Palli (1908–1983), son of Pietro; married
Donna Stefania Ruffo of Calabria of the Princes of
Scilla. • Adinolfo Lucchesi-Palli (1911–1986), son of Pietro; married Countess Sarolta Elisabeth of Teleki. • Peter Lucchesi-Palli (b. 1943), son of Ludovico Roberto; current head of the House of Lucchese-Palli. •
Umberto Lucchesi-Palli (b. 1944), son of Ludovico Roberto; was
Italian ambassador to Yemen and to the
King of Morocco, who awarded him the
Order of Ouissam Alaouite. ==Princes of Campofranco==